The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit to Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Herman Walter Schull, Jr., United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Lieutenant Governor, Panama Canal Zone, from 15 June 1955 to 8 July 1957.